| Dumpster Divers are proud of their ability to | | | | |
| provide for themselves and their families, | | | | This article was written by Sherman Rogers of |
| without being forced to beg or steal. There | | | | All-waste, LLC, a dumpster rental company who |
| are several different types of dumpster | | | | provides dumpster delivery service and |
| divers; some are actually looking for food! | | | | same-day dumpster pick-up service to |
| Others are looking for broken or discarded | | | | residential, commercial, retail and |
| items that can easily be fixed and sold or | | | | industrial customers. Sherman has the size, |
| traded. Some dumpster divers work alone; | | | | shape and competitive priced dumpster for any |
| others team up in case help is needed getting | | | | size job. Other services include trash |
| to the bottom of a well packed dumpster. | | | | pick-up, hauling rubble, waste removal, |
| | | | delivery of landscaping supplies including |
| Dumpster diving is growing in popularity and | | | | mulch, sod, top-soil, crush aggregate and |
| is most commonly witnessed in urban areas. | | | | more. |
| Many homeless people have their favorite | | | | |
| dumpsters to hit at various times. They may | | | | Contact: |
| not be able to afford to eat at your favorite | | | | |
| restaurant, but you can bet they know exactly | | | | ALL WASTE, LLC |
| what time the establishment will be closed | | | | |
| and what time the unused portions of prepared | | | | 4751 22 Mile Road |
| food is thrown out. If they are able to get | | | | |
| to it in time, and it doesn't get mixed up | | | | Shelby Township, MI 48317-1515 |
| with cleaners and buried under other garbage, | | | | |
| chances are it will be edible. | | | | Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Time |
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| One person's trash is another's treasure; the | | | | Monday - Friday (Excluding U.S. holidays) |
| broken chair can be repaired; the coat with a | | | | |
| broken zipper is better than none for someone | | | | Phone: 877-524-1002 Fax: 586-254-9936 |
| who is homeless or otherwise less fortunate. | | | | |
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| Some dumpster divers have their own clubs or | | | | |
| networking groups. That's right; this is | | | | Email: All Waste services Southeast Michigan, |
| growing in popularity and becoming a career | | | | including the following counties and cities: |
| of choice for many people who have it down to | | | | |
| a science. They know the trash service's | | | | Oakland County |
| pick-up routes and they know when the | | | | |
| dumpsters are full and when they will be | | | | --Addison Township, Auburn Hills, Berkley, |
| emptied. They keep in touch with other | | | | Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, |
| divers to inform them of when something is | | | | Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Commerce |
| discarded that they may be able to use. They | | | | Township, Farmington, Farmington Hills, |
| team up to help each other when more than one | | | | Ferndale, Franklin, Hazel Park, Highland |
| person is required to carry the bounty away. | | | | Township, Holly, Holly Township, Huntington |
| Some will collect useable items they do not | | | | Woods, Independence Township, Keego Harbor, |
| need, and trade them to others who do need | | | | Lathrup Village, Lyon Township, Madison |
| them. | | | | Heights, Milford, Milford Township, |
| | | | Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, |
| Maybe one diver lives very close to a bakery | | | | Orchard Lake, Orion Township, Oxford |
| and one lives close to a deli; they can get | | | | Township, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester, |
| together at the end of the evening for | | | | Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, |
| dinner; one provides the main course, the | | | | |
| other desert! Or, how about the one who has | | | | Southfield, South Lyon, Troy, Walled Lake, |
| easy access to the building supply store or | | | | Waterford Township, West Bloomfield Township, |
| resale shop; he can get a good deal on a torn | | | | White Lake Township, Wixom |
| t-shirt or an old pair of tennis shoes, or | | | | |
| the scrap piece of plywood that can be | | | | Wayne County |
| supported by two milk crates for a perfectly | | | | |
| good table or shelf. | | | | --Belleville, Brownstown Township, Canton |
| | | | Township, Dearborn, Dearborn |
| The possibilities are endless; however, there | | | | |
| is also the chance of injury and liability | | | | Heights, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe |
| issues to be considered. Dumpsters should be | | | | Woods, Hamtramck, Inkster, Livonia, |
| locked and secured to prevent the possibility | | | | Northville Township, Plymouth, Redford |
| of injury leading to a costly lawsuit. | | | | Township, Riverview, Romulus, Taylor, |
| Business owners should be sure they have a | | | | Trenton, Wayne, |
| secure dumpster and liability insurance to | | | | |
| cover them in the event of a break-in. | | | | Westland, Wyandotte. |